UP THERE, EVERYWHERE man Guest on BBC Programme Business Matters Talking About Living & Working in the Cloud

Julian Stubbs, Co-founder of UP THERE, EVERYWHERE the global cloud based consultancy, was a guest on the BBC World Service programme Business Matters, Thursday June 12th. 

Stubbs talked about how cloud based employment is a new and rapidly growing global trend. He said it is being driven by both corporations looking at ways to reach improved cost efficiencies and downsizing; and, as significantly, individuals seeking alternative employment and lifestyles. 

Stubbs started UP THERE, EVERYWHERE three years ago with his business partner Eric Dowell and today the organisation has over 160 people globally.  

Stubbs has recently published a book on the subject called ‘E-Ployment living & Working in the Cloud’. The book is available on Amazon. 

He said ‘As we all know the world is changing rapidly. Things seem to be converging more and more as our personal and work lives become increasingly intermingled. Today, we think nothing of watching a fun, viral, video on YouTube at ten o’clock in the morning or answering business emails at ten at night. Work and life have become blurred.’

He believes what happened to books, music & films is about to happen to the service sector & employment within it. Freelancers will form globally connected, & organised communities, enabled by the cloud & the new tools that are available. Today they can work here, there & everywhere.

Stubbs also said 'We wanted to create a third way - not employment, not being freelance but a third way and that’s E-Ployment. Providing the support of employment, with the freedom of being a freelance worker all enabled via cloud based tools.’

The programme, which is a live broadcast from London, reaches millions of listeners around the world. The programme was first broadcast on Thursday 12th June. 

In Praise of E-Ployment:

'Ad agencies and marketing service companies should be extremely nervous right now about the freelance networks going out to compete with them. Networks made up of people achieving a better work/life balance, becoming more free and taking control of their own lives and future. This book tells you why they're succeeding and how you could too.'

Lynn Franks, Women’s Empowerment Guru, Business Women

‘There is a shifting tide in consciousness. A shift towards nurturing the whole human being in employment, a shift towards caring for their whole life. A growing number of people, employees and employers alike, are beginning to question the traditional, narrow metrics of what is means to be successful. Who is wealthier: a person who commutes an hour to work for 12 hours, and returns home to miss their baby’s bath time? Or someone who commutes to their home office, has lunch on the beach, and runs the bath themselves? This book strikes to the heart of such questions. Its time has come.'

Simon Cohen, British social commentator and broadcaster

'UP is inspiring and when I talk about you people say "Wow!" UP defines the new economy and is evidence that a new way of working and a conviction to be sustainable really can give you a better competitive position. Anyone thinking seriously about changing the way they work should read this book.'

Marga Hoek, visionary, author and 'real' businesswoman

E-Ployment is now available. More information at the link below: http://www.upthereeverywhere.com/e-ployment-book/